Mechanical toy.



A. F. KUHL.

MECHANICAL TOY. APPLICATION FILED MAY 29, 1912.

1,038,603. Patented Sept. 17,1912.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

Inventor Attorneys A. F. KUHL. MECHANICAL TOY. APPLICATION FILED MAY 28,1912.

Patented Sept. 17, 1912.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Inventor I Attorneys unrrn ALBERT FRANKLIN KUHL, OF VAN WERT, OHIO.

MECHANICAL TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 17,1912.

Application'filed May 28, 1912. Serial No. 700,838.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALBERT F. K HL, a citizenof the United States, residing at Van Wert, in the county of Van Wertand State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Mechanical Toy, ofwhich the following is a specification. I

The present invention relates to improvements in mechanical toys, theprimary object of the invention being the provision of a mechanical toyincluding a plurality of jointed lay figures mounted upon a stage, eachof said figures being positioned to perform, or rather imitate theperformance of a particular manual operation, all of said figures beingconnected to and operated from a single motor driven shaft, theoperating mechanism and connections of which are disposed below thestage or platform and completely obscured from view. I

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of constructionhereinafterdescribed. and claimed, it being understood that changes in the-preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the drawingsFigure l is a top perspective of the toy. Fig. 2 is abottom plan View showing in elevation the operating mechanism for thevarious jointed figures. Figs. 3, 4, 5 and 6 are detail views of thevarious operative connections for controlling the movements of theindividual jointed figures from the main shaft.

teferring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a rectangular framesupported 'upon four legs 2 and'having the cross pie'ces,

3 and 4 attached thereto, said frame and cross pieces providing a meansfor properly supporting the stage or platform 5, and the spring motor 6and central lon itudinally disposed main shaft 7. v This time 7 isproperly journaled within the cross pieces 3 and 4 as clearlyillustrated in Fig. 2, and is connected to the spring motor 6 throughthe medium of the coupling 8. Although a spring motor is shown in thepresent apparatus, it is evident that any form of motive power may beemployed to, rotate continuously I the shaft 7.

The shaft 7 is provided with a crank 9 mtermediate of its ends andadjacent to the cross piece 3 and with the large crank 10 near otherend, said crank 10 forming in reality, the cam for actuating severalmechanisms as will later appear.

Operably connected to the crank 9 is a link 11 whose other end isattached to the crank arm 12 of the short rock shaft 13, said rock shaft13 being disposed in journals 14 depending from the under side of thestage or platform 5. Connected to the crank of the rock shaft 13, is anangle arm or link L15 whose upper end is extended through theransversely, disposed elongated slot- 16 formed through the platform orstage 5, the upper end of said link being pivotally connected to one endof the miniature cross cut saw 17, whose other end is operably connected through the m'dium of the handle 18 to the pivoted arms of thejointed lay figure 19. This lay figure 19 is rigidly connected to theupper surface of the stage or platform, so thatthe reciprocatory actionimparted to the miniature saw 17 will cause the body and arms thereof tosimulate such movement as would be necessary to impart" suchreciprocatory action to the saw. The horse 20 carries the miniature log21.

Pivotally connected to the crank 9 and extending in opposite directionsto the link 11 is a similar link 22, whose other end is pivotallyconnected to the short crank 23 of the longrock shaft 24, said rockshaft 24 being disposed in journal boxes 25 and 25 suspended from theunder side of the stage 01' platform 5 and retaining the said shaft- 24in parallel with the main drive shaft 7. The rock shaft 24 is providedwith the small crank 26 near the 'journaling standard 25; and to thiscrank 26 is connected a link 27 which extends inclinedly upward andthrough the elongated transverse slot 28 formed through the platform orstage. The

upper end of the link 27 is threaded through an aperture 29 of theminiature wash tub 30, the same being operably connected to the pivotedarms 31 of the jointed lay figure 32, the said lay figure 'bein sodisposed as to imitate when actuated through the link 27, a washerwomanThis particular jointed figure 32-is pivoted at the waist line so thatthe legs thereof will be rigidly supported upon the stage 5 and permitonly a stooping movement of the body due to the pull of the link 27thereupon. Another crank 32, which is op aositely disposed to thecrank-26, is carrie by the shaft 24 and has pivotally connected thereto, oneend of the lever 34, said lever being pivotally connected to the post 35carried by and depending from the under side of the stage 5. The, outerfree end of the lever 34 is pivotally connected to a vertical rod 36,which rod 36 is slidably mounted within. the truncated cone 37, whichsimulates a churn, the upper end of the rod 36being pivotally connectedto the arms 38 of the jointed lay figure 39. By this construction thefigure-39 has a movement imparted thereto to imitate a figure in the actof churning butter.

Upon the extreme end of the shaft 24 beyond the journaling post 25 is acrank arm 40, which has pivotally connected thereto, a long link 41which'passes above the shaft 7 and has its opposite end operably,connected to one terminal of a horizontally pivoted bell crank lever42-, said bell crank lever being pivoted to the under side of the stage5, at 43, and-having its terminal 44 threaded through an eye 45, whicheye is disposed through the longitudinall disposed slot 45 formed in thestage 5 an is connected to a bar 46 for actuating the rocking chair 47in which is seated the lay figure 47 simulating a male figure at easeand in a position to observe the moving lay figures performing thevarious labors.

A post 48 is connected to and depending from the under side of the stage5 in line with one portion of the cam crank 10 of the shaft 7 and haspivotally mounted therein a lever 49, its free terminal 50 beingdisposed in the path to be engaged by said cam crank 10 onceevery-revolution of the shaft 7. The other terminal 51 of the lever 49is pivotally connected to thejnturned end 52 of the crank 52 of the rockshaft .53, said rock shaft 53 being journaled in the posts or standards54 connected to and depending from the under side of the stage 5. Aweight 52" normally holds the free end ofthe crank 52 and the inner end51 of the lever 49 downwardly, so that a vertically reciproca tory rod56 connected to the short crank arm of the shaft 53, will pulldownwardly upon the bell crank lever 57 pivoted to the body of thejointed lay figure 58 for controlling the miniature ax 59 connected toand disposed in the arms of said jointed lay figure 58. lVhen the lever49 is actuated ping wood.

by the cam crank 10 of the shaft 7, the free end 50 thereof is loweredand the rod 56 depressed, thus raising the ax 59 from above and'butofcontact with the miniature chopping block 60, the weight 52 upon therelease of the cam crank from the free end 50 of the lever 49 moving therod 56 and the ax downwardly and into engagement with the upper surfaceof the miniature block 60, thussimulating a figure in the act of chop-Connected to the under side of the stage or platform 5 and in theposition opposite to the position of the standard 48 is a standard 62which has pivotally mountedtherein the lever 61, whose inner free end 63carrying the weight 64 is disposed to be engaged by the cam crank 10 ofthe shaft 7 andt-hus impart to the opposite end 64 and the ver ticallyreciprocatory rod 65, a vertical pushing and pulling movement to actuatethe bell crank lever 66 connected to the jointed lay figure 68 and thearms 67 thereof, so as to impart'to the miniature club 69 disposed inthe arms 67 of the figure 68 and also the jointed body of such figure, amovement to simulate a striking action downwardly with the club toimitate a minor in the act'of ousting a cornered or trapped animal aswill presently appear.

A post 70 is disposed at one side of the post 62 and has journaledtherein 'a lever 71 whose free end 72 carries the weight 73 and isdisposed to be actuated by the cam crank 10, said free end 72 beingdisposed in opposite relation to the free end 63 of the lever 61 so thatan intermittent or alternate movement is imparted to the two levers 61and 71, respectively. The opposite free end 74 of the lever 71' ispivotally connected to one terminal of the bell crank lever 75, saidbell crank lever being pivoted at 7.6 to the inner face of one of theframes 2 of the support ing structure of the device and has its upperterminal 79 threaded through the eye 78 of the longitudinally.disposedand reciprocatory rod 7 9. This rod 79 is disposed in the guide eyes 80secured to the side of the frame 2 above the crank lever 75 and carriesthe two parallel arms 81 and 83, respectively, which are disposed forsliding movement through longitudinal slots formed through the stage orplatform 5 of the apparatus. Upon the upper end of the rod 81 isconnected a figure 82 imitating a rat or other animal, while upon theupper end of the rod 83 is a figure imitating a dog. A hollow member 85is disposed upon the platform 5 and in the position for the projectionand retraction of the figure 82 relatively thereto. Thus through themedium of the cam crank 10, the two levers 61 and 71 impart to thefigure 68 a striking action as regards the figure 82 and intermittentlymoves the figure 82 into and out of the closure 85 respectively.Simultaneously with the movement of the figure 82, the figure 84 hasimparted thereto an opposite movement.

The figures are to be made of tin or other material to produce a cheaptoy.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings itis evident that the rotation of the shaft 7 through any upon the abl 'roc messes What is claimed is: o

l. A mechanical toy, including a platform, a motor driven shaftjournaled below and longitudinally thereof, two oppositely disposedlinks having their inner ends oper-. connected to the motor drivenshaft, a

operablyconnected to one link, a second rock shaft operably connected tothe remaining link, three lay figures mounted upon the platform andoperably connected to the first rock shaft a miniature saw connected tothe second rock shaft, a lay figure connected to said saw, a crank uponthe motor driven shaft, a plurality of levers fulcrumed below.

the platform and having their free ends disposed in the path of to beoperated by the crank, and a plurality of lay figures mounted platformand operably connected to said levers- A mechanical 'toy, includinga'platform, a motor driven shaft below andlongitudinally of theplatform, a link operably connected at its inner end to said motordriven shaft, a rock shaft 'ournaled below and parallel to the motorriven shaft and operably connected to the link, three cranks carried bythe rock shaft, an inclined rod and reciprocable through the plat-form,a jointed lay figure mounted upon the platform and connected to theupper end of said inclined rod, a

double lever pivoted below the platform andhavin one end operablyconnected to one of the ot er cranks of the rock shaft, a verticallyreciprocable rod mounted through the platformand operably connected tothe other end ofthe double lever, a jointed lay figure mounted upon-theplatform and operably connected to the upper end of the verticallyreciprocahle rod, a horizontally dis:

posed reciprocable linkconnected at one end to the remaining crank ofthe rock shaft, a

v horizontally mounted bell-crank lever below the platform and operablyconnected to the other end of the horizontally disposed recip rocahtelink, and a rocking element disposed Y shaft parallel to the first shaftand .upon the platformand' operably connected to the other terminal ofthe bell-crank lever.

3. A mechanical form, a motor driven shaft below and longitudinally' ofthe platform, two oppositely disposed links connected at their innerends to said driven shaft, a rock shaft journaled below and parallel tothe motor driven shaft, said rock shaft being operably connected to oneof the links, three cranks carried by the rock shaft, an inclined rodconnected to one crank and reciprocable through the platform, a jointedlay figure mounted upon the platform and connected to the upper end ofsaid inclined rod, a double lever pivoted below the platform and havingone end operably connected to one of the other cranks of the rock shaft,a vertically reciprocatory rod mounted through the platform and operablyconnected'to the other end of the double lever, a jointed lay figuremounted'up'on the platform and operably connected to the upper end ofsaid rod, a horizontally disposed reciprocatory link connected. at oneto the reciprocatory link connected at one end to the remaining crank ofthe rock shaft, a bell crank lever below the platform operably connectedtothe other end of the reciprocatory link, a rocking element disposedupon the platform and operably connected to the other terminal of thehell crank lever, a short rock shaft jour'naled below the plat-- formand operably connected to the remain ing link of the oppositely disposedlinks, an inclined rod connected to said last rock shaft and projectingthrough the platform, a miniature saw having. one end connected to andoperated by said rod, and a jointed lay figure connected to the otherend of the saw and operated through the saw.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto atfixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT FRANKLIN KUHL. Witnesses: V

SADIA J. UHRIOH, HUGH E; ALLEN.

